Cactus, Texas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cactus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast27%—95°66°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°64°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——98°73°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle28%—101°76°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle51%—101°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%0.02″99°71°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle22%0.02″100°70°+1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 12:04 AM
- Moonset
- 12:04 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cactus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 79013
15-Day Forecast — Cactus
- Sun95°66°27%
- Mon96°64°4%
- Tue98°73°9%
- Wed101°76°28%
- Thu101°72°51%
- Fri99°71°51%
- Sat100°70°22%
- Sun95°70°2%
- Mon101°75°2%
- Tue105°77°2%
- Wed109°80°5%
- Thu105°76°15%
- Fri100°73°13%
- Sat98°71°13%
- Sun99°74°22%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Cactus
SPC has placed Cactus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Cactus
- 79013
- 79029